Weak economic growth and exorbitant operational costs, including high taxes to blame;  IATA forecasts slower air travel demand growth in 2013 globally ... Read more

Discussions emphasized on the proactive approach to make tourism an important global political and economic agenda ... Read more

The objective is to help destinations return to ‘normal' as quickly as possible following crisis like SARS, floods, tsunamis, disease outbreaks and terrorist incidents  ... Read more

Scheduled to take place on 2nd, 4th and 6th February in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai respectively ... Read more

UNWTO has urged European nations to relax their visa restrictions in order to promote a greater circulation of tourists and assist in the region’s economic rebound ... Read more

Data shows that there has been significant progress on Visa facilitation globally in recent years, particularly with the implementation of Visa on arrival policies: UNWTO ... Read more

Following the Supreme Court order, IndiGo and SpiceJet removed transaction fee, which was a component of tickets issued by agents ... Read more

Scowsill said that the ASEAN region should move towards a Schengen type joint visa by 2015 and that it should be fully electronic, probably using a similar model that Australia currently uses. ... Read more

United Nations World Travel Organisation will replicate the Kumarakom model across the world ... Read more

32nd Year Of ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) TRAVEX Records Strong Participation; The event has attracted 470 buyers from across 56 countries and territories ... Read more